Incentives: . He would receive $250,000 for winning a Cy Young, MVP or World Series MVP award, $150,000 if he's the MVP of the League Championship Series and $100,000 if he makes the All-Star team, wins a Gold Glove or wins a Silver Slugger.

Other Notes: Scherzer's 2019-2021 salary will be paid in the form of $15,000,000 per year from 2019 until 2028 without interest.
Scherzer's bonus will be paid twice monthly in-season, $5,000,000 in 2015, $15,000,000 in 2019, $15,000,000 in 2020, $15,000,000 in 2021.